AGRI 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Human Genome Project, Sliced Bread, Miracle Drug
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Finding clues in genes of exceptional responders" and why it relates to class. Grace silva a terminal patient of thyroid cancer is what doctors call a exceptional. An exceptional responders": someone who defies all expectations by responding dramatically to a drug tried not with a rationale ,but more out of a doctor"s desperate urge to do something. Do to advent and and rapid genome sequencing the nci is now looking for people like mrs. grace silva. Her case made lead to a genetic evolution and will be critical in helping other patients with thyroid,bladder, and breast cancer. This will not only unlock a drug that can work for these patients of cancer ,but even find a drug that can help if all else fails. Genetic mutation is what causes these diseases and what drives us for a cure. the human. Genome project is a great advocate on just that.
